Résumé

Maggie Strait
1306 E. Rollins Street

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201

Home: 651-645-7469  Cell: 651-734-5982   Email: maggie.strait@hotmail.com 

 

Education

Roseville Area High School – Graduate in June 2012

Coursework includes 4 years of Pre-AP/AP sequence in English, AP Psych, Honors History 10, Spanish I – III, and math courses through Pre-Calculus, 4 years of science

GPA: 3.55       Weighted High School Rank: 70/455 (15%)           High School Rank:  130/455 (29%)

University of Missouri, Columbia – Freshman Class of 2016

Pre-Journalism/Convergence Journalism/Strategic Communications

 

Work

      Overnight Camp Counselor/Sailing Staff at YMCA Camp St.Croix

• Summer 2012
• Led trail groups of kids ranging from ages 8-16
• Worked as Lifeguard and part time sailing instructor
• Outdoor survival training, lifeguard certification, belay certified (Rock Climbing)

High School Activities

Speech – 10-12^th grade

      (RAHS Traveling Speech team is ranked top 10 nationally/RAHS Regular team is ranked top 10 in MN)

• Speech Team – 10^th grade – Dramatic Duo (competed in State tournament, lettered)
• Traveling Speech Team – 11^th and 12^th grade – Poetry, Prose, Original Oratory (Advanced to quarter and semi-final rounds in competitions, NFL Rating: Degree of Distinction)

Link Leader – 12^th grade

Student leadership position: assist with freshman orientation and school advisory sessions. Assist at school open houses for parents and other school events throughout the year.

Yearbook – 12^th grade

 

Sports

• Tennis – 10^th –11^th grade, B Squad/ 12^th grade, Junior Varsity (will letter in Tennis)
• Cross Country Running – 9^th grade

 

Drama – Spring Rosetown Musical “Seussical” – 9^th grade

 

Band – Clarinet – 9^th grade

 

Extracurricular Activities

Destination Imagination (DI) Program 2^nd – 12^th grade

      Member of Destination Imagination team since 2^nd grade.  Our team won regional and state level competitions several times, and competed at Global Finals three times.

Minnesota Historical Society – 1968 Project Film Competition

      Member of IFP Media Arts – Youth Workshop group that won Generations Award (Sept 2009) for our film, “Gone Fishing: The West Bank’s Forgotten Scene”

       

Volunteer Activities

     Karen Refugee Literacy Baskets

            My DI Team completed a Community Outreach Project challenge that raised over $1,000 to create and deliver literacy baskets for pre-K and Kindergarten refugee children in our community.

     North Metro Summer Academy Program for Gifted & Talented

            Teacher Assistant in 3 week summer enrichment program 2009 and 2011

Worked with 2 classes: From Story to Stage (play writing course for 2-3^rd graders and Kovacs & Associates (legal career class for 4-6^th graders)

      Destination Imagination (DI) Co-Coach

            Work with another high school student to coach a DI team of 6-7^th grade boys (2010-2011, 2011-2012)

Other Activities

      Camp St. Croix Leadership Development Program, Summer 2011

            Participated in 4 week program that included 18 day trail experience (Camp Widjiwagan BWCA trip & Rock Climbing at Shovelhead, Tettegouche State Park) plus volunteer counselor at overnight camp, LDP service                             project and overnight solo.  Camp St. Croix has asked me, and I am looking forward to working as an overnight camp counselor in their 2012 summer program.

Travel, June 2010

            Trip to London and Paris with my mother.

Guitar – 8^th grade to current, largely self-taught with occasional lessons

 

      Roseville Lutheran Church – Confirmation program 7-9^th grade

      

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